Governing for our descendants
Social scientists worry that too often we think only of ourselves.
Social scientists worry that too often we think only of ourselves.
Social Sciences
May 8, 2023
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The news media plays a key role in shaping public perception about artificial intelligence. Since 2017, when Ottawa launched its Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, AI has been hyped as a key resource for the Canadian ...
Political science
Apr 20, 2023
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In times of crisis, groups of people respond in a variety of ways—with sometimes vastly different outcomes. A company might be resilient during a recession while another business fails. Some groups refused to get vaccinated ...
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2023
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When the computer game Hogwarts Legacy was released in February 2023, some critics wondered whether the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling—whose Harry Potter franchise inspired the game—would hurt sales.
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2023
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While many changes happened during the pandemic, one instance of change involving fishing around Hawai'i Island showed the importance of the activity for residents to researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, thanks ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2023
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Since the 2016 presidential election, news accounts and scientific research have illustrated how defriending, a term originally associated with dropping Facebook friends, echoes in our broader, offline social lives. And what ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2023
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Given the battles over COVID-19 rules and recommendations in the United States over the past three years, the findings of a new UCLA-led study may come as a bit of a shock: Globally, those who professed to hold traditional ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2023
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The traditional conservation paradigm of "leaving nature alone" can be unrealistic and counter-productive, especially in a time of increasingly rapid ecosystem change, according to a new study by Stanford University scientists ...
Ecology
Apr 7, 2023
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The federal government reported a 69% increase in illegally employed children since 2018.
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2023
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Is carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) an important tool for slowing climate change, or merely a way to justify the continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels? I'm a social scientist who studies the politics of ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2023
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